Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 11 "Lethal Gift of Livestock")

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Strawberries are adapted to have seeds spread by what animals?
a) Birds
b) Crocodiles
c) Cats
d) Horses

2. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?
a) A smallpox vaccine was invented to save the Incas.
b) Many Incas died as a result of them.
c) Many Spanish died from the diseases.
d) The Spanish horses were left weak.

3. How did Native American hunting and gathering societies become farmers?
a) By domesticating wild yaks
b) By acquiring Canadian crops
c) By conquering the Spanish
d) By acquiring Mexican crops

4. What factor meant that population could grow?
a) Fewer...
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